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The Dr. Laura Podcast

Getting My Marriage Right

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Alyssa is a newlywed who wants to make sure that she handles her first big disagreement with her husband correctly. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0

Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.

0:02.9

You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.

0:11.5

Lisa.

0:12.7

Okay, you're relatively newly married and you had an argument with your husband, but it's grown out of proportion.

0:21.4

So tell me how it started.

0:24.9

So I had just had the flu, and I wasn't feeling good.

0:31.2

And now I've gone back to work, and I still have some residual effects.

0:35.5

Plus, going back to work is stressful.

0:39.0

And a couple of days ago, my husband's family had messaged him that his grandmother

0:46.4

had booked a last-minute flight to come see the family and that they were going to have

0:52.4

a barbecue at their house.

0:55.7

And it was very last minute.

0:57.2

I think we had two days notice.

1:00.1

And my husband had mentioned it to me.

1:02.6

And I told him since I wasn't feeling well and I was feeling burnt out that I wanted to take an extra day at home to rest and recover. And he got really upset

1:14.6

and asked me again to go and I told him I really think I need to stay home and just prioritize my rest.

1:23.6

And it's now blown up to where he feels that he's not being prioritized or his needs,

1:29.4

that he wanted to go somewhere when I wasn't feeling well.

1:33.1

And I feel kind of hurt because he isn't prioritizing my health.

1:39.7

So I'm really struggling for us to see eye to eye in the situation.

1:44.4

And if I am wrong, I want to be able to remedy the situation.

1:47.7

Since I am newly married, I want to strengthen my relationship.

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